Hojlund deserves another chance at Man Utd, insists Owen

Michael Owen believes Rasmus Hojlund deserves another chance at Manchester United.

Since joining United ahead of the 2023-24 campaign, Hojlund has scored 26 goals in 95 games for the Red Devils, with 14 of those coming in 62 Premier League matches.

He netted six times in the Europa League last term, when United reached the final before losing to Tottenham, but the Danish striker was replaced by Benjamin Sesko in the summer.

The 23-year-old joined Napoli on a season-long loan deal last summer and has enjoyed a better spell under Antonio Conte in Italy.

His 14 goals across all competitions this term are the most of any Napoli player, while he has also directly contributed to the most goals (18).

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United, meanwhile, have turned their fortunes around since Michael Carrick’s appointment as interim head coach.

Since Carrick’s first game on January 17, the Red Devils have won more Premier League points than any other side (29 – P13 W9 D2 L2).

Owen, who won the Premier League title with United in 2011, believes Hojlund could do a better job at the club, now that they have found their creative spark.

“I don’t care who you play up front, it’s very hard to judge when the team aren’t functioning,” Owen told Premier League Productions.

“Strikers are the end of the chain, if the chain is broken, it’s pointless in many ways. I would love to see Hojlund and see what he can do now.

“He played in a Manchester United team that was broken and didn’t have any links and played poorly. Who’s to say he’s not really good? He’s doing really well in Italy now.

“I just wonder how much wastage there has been for many years. Everyone says the purchases have been poor and that might be the case but sometimes they might not get a fair crack of the whip because they don’t get the service.”

United beat Brentford 2-1 on Monday to put themselves on the brink of Champions League qualification.